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Young People Successfully graduate as Environmental Entrepreneurs
	Nairobi, 22 Dec 06 Twenty-five young people from the One Stop Youth Resource Center in Nairobi have just graduated from the first ever Global Partnership Environmental Entrepreneurship Program (GPEEP) sponsored by UN-HABITAT, Youth for HABITAT and the Environmental Youth Alliance.


UN-HABITAT attends International Recovery Platform Retreat in Turin, Italy
	Turin, 20 Dec 06 International Recovery Platform (IRP) members and national government representatives held an IRP retreat from 20 to 22 November 2006 in Turin, Italy. The aim of the retreat was to take stock of IRP work to date, to determine the strategic direction and future work plans of the IRP hubs in Kobe, Turin and Geneva, and to foster teamwork in the IRP network. Parallel to the retreat was the third IRP Steering Committee meeting on 22 November.


UN-HABITAT co-hosts International Shelter Centre Conference
	Geneva, Switzerland, 20 Dec 06 A bi-annual meeting of the International Shelter Center Group, jointly hosted by UN-HABITAT and CARE International, was held from 16 to 17 November 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland.


Asia-Pacific ministers of housing pledge better cities
	New Delhi, 16 Dec 06 Ministers of housing and urban development from around the Asia-Pacific meeting pledged in a new declaration at the weekend to build up better, safer, more inclusive and sustainable cities in the world's most populous region.


First regional Asia-Pacific shelter conference opens
	New Delhi, 13 Dec 06 The first Asia-Pacific Ministers Conference on Housing and Human Settlements opened in New Delhi on Wednesday with clarion calls to reduce urban poverty and pollution in the world's most populous region.


Experts mull on “Enhancing Energy Access for the Urban Poor”
	Nairobi, 11 Dec 06 A group of experts met between 4-6 December 2006 at the UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi to look into ways of effectively improving energy access for the urban poor by marshalling the resources of public, private and community sectors.


A major boost for African water utility operators
	Nairobi, 11 Dec 06 Public water utilities in Africa got a major confidence boost at the weekend when over 40 senior water utility managers and other delegates from the water sector adopted a declaration of support to the institutions.


Song and dance as top music groups perform in Nairobi’s Mathare slums
	Nairobi, 11 Dec 06 They came in large numbers- the young, the old and the young at heart.


UN-HABITAT in Iraq
	Baghdad, 8 Dec 06 UN-HABITAT is working closely with the Washington-based based international development organization, Counterpoint International to help rebuild homes and lives in Iraq after years of oppression and strife. Read about two recent stories of success against all the odds.


Argentinean and Romanian Envoys Present Credentials to Tibaijuka
	Nairobi, 7 Dec 06 The new Permanent Representatives of Argentina and Romania to UN-HABITAT on Wednesday presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


Workshop on Iraq Housing sector ends in Amman
	Amman, 7 Dec 06 A two day workshop on the Iraqi Housing sector came to a close on Wednesday with a commitment from the minister in charge that she would incorporate the recommendations in her review of the national policy.


Tibaijuka receives new U.S. Permanent Representative
	Nairobi, 7 Dec 06 The Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, formally received the credentials on 5 December of the new Permanent Representative of the United States of America to UN-HABITAT, Mr. James Stewart.


UN-HABITAT pledges special funding to help 1,000 Ghana slum families
	Accra, 6 Dec 06 UN-HABITAT last week pledged funding to help 1,000 poor families in Accra, Ghana secure micro-credit loans for business and home improvement as part of a field testing budget in the slum of Old Fadima.


UN-HABITAT and Government of Italy boosts Korogocho sports facilities
	Nairobi, 4 Dec 06 For the residents of Korogocho, one of Nairobi’s largest slums, last Sunday was a special day as they set aside the daily grind of their lives to witness a landmark event where UN-HABITAT and the Government of Italy joined hands to give them a better sports facility.


Consumers urged to get involved in small town water supply and sanitation projects
	Nagarkot, Nepal, 3 Dec 06 A three day workshop on Needs Assessment for Capacity Building Programme Intervention in Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation Sector was held in Nagarkot, Nepal.


Launch of the “Financial Management for Local Government” Series
	Accra, 1 Dec 06 Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka launched UN-HABITAT’s latest training publication entitled, “Financial Management for Local Government”, at the opening session of a high level housing finance conference held in Accra Ghana.


Albright in new drive against poverty
	Nairobi, 28 Nov 06 Terming extreme poverty a ‘prison in which many are trapped’, former United States Secretary of State Ms. Madeline Alright this week challenged policy makers in Nairobi to urgently address the scourge.


New French envoy to UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 28 Nov 06 The new permanent representative to UN-HABITAT from France, Ms. Elisabeth Barbier, presented her credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, on 23 November, 2006. Ms. Barbier said she would seek stronger French support for the agency.


Mrs. Tibaijuka calls for pro-poor mortgage schemes in Africa
	Accra, 28 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for the private sector to invest in mortgage schemes targeting the poor.


New Egyptian envoy to UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 28 Nov 06 The new permanent representative to UN-HABITAT from Egypt, Mr.Saher Hamza, presented his credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka on 24 November, 2006. Mrs. Tibaijuka said Egypt is fully funding a strategic UN-HABITAT urban plan for 48 small cities in Egypt at a cost of US$7million.


Accra slum-dwellers excited over UN-HABITAT upgrading project
	Accra, 27 Nov 06 For several weeks now, Elizabeth Ohene and her neighbours in a Ghana slum have been excited about the visit to their homes this week by the UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


UN-HABITAT wins major award for work in Serbia
	Belgrade, 23 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT this month received two prestigious awards for its work in helping resettle low-income former refugees and displaced people under an Italian-financed housing and social integration programme for tens of thousands of war refugees and other vulnerable people in Serbia.


Council of Europe backs UN-HABITAT decentralization plans
	Moscow, 22 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT’s drive for decentralization and strengthening local authorities last week received the backing of the Council of Europe.


UN-HABITAT briefs UK Parliamentary Committee
	London, 21 Nov 06 Two British Parliamentary Committees, the Communities and Local Government Committee and the International Development Committee, joined forces to hear evidence on the Third Session of UN-HABITAT's World Urban Forum held earlier this year in Vancouver, Canada.


New Tanzanian and Ethiopian envoys to UN-HABITAT
	Nairobi, 20 Nov 06 Two new permanent representatives to UN-HABITAT from Ethiopia and Tanzania last week presented their credentials to the Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka. They are Tanzania’s Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya, Ms. Mary Issa Mushi, and Mr. Disasa Dirribsa, the Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya.


UN-HABITAT joins hands with European Union at development conference
	Brussels, 17 Nov 06 UN-HABITAT’S Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka this week...


Greatest impact of climate change will be in cities
	Nairobi, 17 Nov 06 With half of humanity living in towns and cities around the world, the greatest impact of climate change will be on the planet's urban fabric, said Ambassador Inga Bjork-Klevby, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN-HABITAT.


Mrs. Tibaijuka gives British minister a slum tour by foot
	Nairobi, 17 Nov 06 Britain’s Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs David Miliband was given a grueling tour on foot of Nairobi’s crowded and destitute Kibera slums this week by UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka.


UN-HABITAT Executive Director consoles victims of Nairobi slum skirmishes
	Nairobi, 16 Nov 06 Beatrice Kaluku first heard the wails and then saw the huge fire ball that was fast spreading to the shacks towards her house.


Annan deplores lack of leadership on climate change
	Nairobi, 16 Nov 06 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a packed convention hall at the UN climate change conference on Wednesday that there was a “frightening” lack of leadership on the threats posed by climate change.

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